Rapamycin is an Antibiotic That Leaks Slowly from a Heart Artery Stent to Decrease Scar, Inflammation, and Keep the Stent Open: Metformin Does that in all Your Arteries!

Jan 2, 2022

Rapamycin inactivates the mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) at the bottom of the signaling diagram. Metformin produces better results than other diabetes medications because it directly inactivates mTOR and activates AMPK. Each of the green box interventions directly or indirectly switches off mTOR and switches on AMPK to slow aging and delay chronic diseases. Does that help?